Phrase Hound found 4 phrases and 25 compound words that contain eaves. The most common are listed below. Open eaves in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 4
- Woodhouse EavesA village in Woodhouse parish, Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5214).
- eaves troughAlternative form of eavestrough: A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.
- flying eavesA style of roof, with eaves upturned at the corners, seen in traditional Chinese architecture.
- eaves troughsplural of eaves trough: A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.
Compound words 25
- eavesdropTo hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
- eavesdripSynonym of eavesdrop (“dripping of rain from the eaves of a house”).
- eavesdroppingverbal noun of eavesdrop:
- eavesdropperOne who eavesdrops.
- eavesdroppedsimple past and past participle of eavesdrop
- posheavesplural of posheaf: partially-ordered sheaf
- bereavesthird-person singular simple present indicative of bereave: To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- cosheavesplural of cosheaf: The dual of a sheaf.
- deleavesthird-person singular simple present indicative of deleave: To split (paper) into separate leaves or sheets.
- eavesdripsplural of eavesdrip: Synonym of eavesdrop (“dripping of rain from the eaves of a house”).